Analysis: US semiconductor export controls fail to halt China's chip manufacturing advances
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Imran Khalid
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Three years after Washington imposed restrictions on China's access to advanced semiconductors to preserve American technological dominance, the strategy is not yielding the expected results. A February 2026 analysis in American Affairs Journal reveals that China's semiconductor manufacturing equipment sector has matured far beyond what seemed plausible just a few years ago. Huawei is now building advanced fabrication facilities in Shenzhen targeting 7-nanometer process technology, indicating that export controls may have accelerated rather than hindered China's domestic chip-making capabilities.
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· 4 pulledThree years ago, Washington bet that restricting China's access to advanced semiconductors would preserve American technological dominance.
That bet is not paying off the way its architects imagined.
A February 2026 analysis in American Affairs Journal found that China's semiconductor manufacturing equipment sector has reached a level of maturity that would have seemed implausible just a few years ago.
Huawei is building advanced fabrication facilities in Shenzhen targeting 7-n
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